How could Xero improve the homepage?

Please keep the existing homepage layout.

I too am looking for another option. In case you didn't realize how bad this is Xero, it takes a lot to move 33 clients to a new platform but we have started the process unless something changes pretty quick we will find a solution and move them all.

It would be a big improvement if you could enable more white space on the page. ie. allow. have column presents. ie. sort widgets into 2x column or 3x column. this will enable people who prefer the original simple layout to keep a more linear less cluttered 2 column layout. while anyone who likes more options can increase the columns.

Can I suggest the original homepage remain as an ongoing option - so users can choose what works best for them.

Cosmetic changes are unnecessary when we already have the option to move things around. This "simplified" home page is horrible.

I'm going to say this. Should this "new" home page become permanent, we will most likely be moving away from Xero. Have already looked into alternatives that will suit our needs. This will essentially be the equivalent of losing 20 accounts. That's how bad it is. I am willing to move 20 clients to a different software, rather than deal with this new home page.

The ongoing negative feedback you are receiving clearly shows that everything about this new home page is wrong. There are multiple issues here not just one. Landing on the new home page is like working at a cluttered, messy desk. It feels like sensitive information is plastered across a billboard for everyone to see. You would not want to step away from your desk with your homepage open…..Xero you can’t be serious.. This is nowhere near an improvement. Leave the old home page as it was…It worked just fine.

Thanks for the extra info @Chris - sounds interesting!

Very comparable Peter AND they have a conversion process.

They have phone support so you can talk to a REAL person based in Christchurch. They are NZ Company that has grown over the last years.

From what i have seen and used the programs are comparable with FX etc.

No, I do not work for them!!!

@Chris Curlett - how do the products compare? For a lot of us, a move away from Xero would be complicated.

Hi everyone - XERO has lost the plot totaly.

Have a look at Infusion - https://www.infusionaccountingsoftware.com/ - I am!

The new home page is too cluttered. It's very hard to see what accounts are where. I would like the ability to resize widgets and adjust how many columns I see. At the moment I can't find where anything is.

Also I am unsure why we have advertising for apps and other things? We pay a premium for Xero and advertising should not be included anywhere in the system.

100% Agree with above comment.

We are a Media Production & Design Agency that has used Xero since 2013.

This new dashboard is several steps in the wrong direction.. Whatever you think it is supposed to be doing.. it's not.

It feels like a mistake that is "in-the-way" of me doing what I need to do. It's lacking in the beauty of simplistic, intuitive design that would make it easier to navigate... instead it's cluttered and distracting.

And then when you click through to any of the windows beyond the landing dashboard, the design reverts to the pre-existing style - so now you have created inconsistent designs within the App.

What The???

I totally prefer the current version of the homepage.

The new version is far too cluttered and NOT user-friendly. To drop the summary Invoice and Bill areas is silly as these are two areas that are most used by staff.
As for displaying commercially sensitive information to staff and competitors, I cannot follow what you are thinking of by doing this XERO – it is crazy and will damage our competitive advantages. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING OF TO DO THIS XERO!!!

I strongly prefer the current version of the homepage and would appreciate the option to remain on it.

The existing layout works well for our workflow — it’s clear, efficient, and allows us to access key information quickly. Changes to navigation and layout can have a significant impact on day-to-day efficiency, so having the flexibility to stay with the current version would be highly valuable for our team.

I have been automatically transitioned to the new home page and it is absolutely awful, its too cluttered, even with designing your new home page it has 4 columns and looks terrible on the page and you can't make the widgets smaller.
This is going to seriously impact my work flow as I will need to delete all the widgets on my company and all my clients company and have a blank home page. Then I will need to spend extra time navigating to the items I need. Not at all helpful Xero

I agree this also creates a confidentiality issue as these widgets are so large you can see them from across the street and everyone can view the financial information.

Please at least give us the option to keep the old version if we so desire. Xero please start listening to your customers instead of trying to justify yet another price increase with senseless "upgrades" These are not upgrades you are simply rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic and we all know how that turned out.

Have the option to keep your existing home page, I hate the new one and it is reducing my efficiency, I spend more time reverting to the old where available and removing all the widgets on the others.

I’d like to comment on the “Customise” suggestion from the perspective of an accounting practice.

We log into many client accounts every day — sometimes up to 50 organisations. In this workflow, it is simply not realistic to customise the homepage for each client. What may work for a single business owner does not work for firms managing multiple entities.

Efficiency is critical for us. Any extra steps, clicks, or visual changes multiplied across dozens of clients directly impact productivity.

Please consider keeping the option to continue using the current dashboard. For many accounting firms, it works well and supports a fast, consistent workflow.

This is not just a preference issue — it affects daily operations.

We have been forced to use the new homepage, which is extremely cluttered and underwhelming, and we are repeatedly encountering the following error:
“We couldn’t load all your widgets or enable homepage editing right now. Refresh the page to try again.”
Refreshing the page results in a completely blank homepage with no data available. This is directly impacting our ability to work and is not acceptable.
I have also observed this issue across multiple clients’ Xero accounts today.
Given the severity and the widespread nature of the problem, this requires urgent investigation and resolution. At this point, your tagline “faster. smarter. better.” is not reflective of the current user experience — it is coming across as cluttered, underwhelming, and overpriced.

My main concern with the XXXL widgets and fonts is the serious confidentiality issue they present. With the high volume of traffic in my office, everyone from tradies to the cleaner can see our sensitive figures! The only way to address this problem is to remove all the widgets and revert to a blank homepage, but that forces me to waste time searching for everything I need. It’s clear that whoever designed and approved this solution does not have an understanding of how Xero accounting is used.

Too busy!
Even when I have reduced the widgets, this new homescreen gives me a headache! It is OVERLY busy. You can't even narrow it down - the page is so wide, it is very very hard to read.
I am really SICK of these new updates that add absolutely nothing. When you check the feedback for most new things, people say they want the old, yet you won't switch it back
Please let us choose and keep the old one.
I am considering a new package as I'm a bit over it
This is cluttered, hard to read, hard to find things